This was met with resistance from developers who wanted access to the core technologies that could tap the full power of the device and thus the App Store was born. There was no software development kit required as all apps would run through the Safari web browser. This is the core of the App Store's value to the user, and tends to be one of the details that often leads to challenges of Apple's policies.Īpple's iPhone was originally designed to use web apps running the same type of code that powers websites, using HTML and JavaScript.
Given Apple's focus on security and privacy, running unknown code breaks the rules since it would be impossible for Apple to test apps that might be installed at a later date. Apple is removing an iPhone app that can run Windows due to its ability to install executable code.
